"PREMIER OF BULGARIA IS THE FIFTH"

FIVE STATESMEN AT GENOA CONFERENCE HAVE MET DEATH BY VIOLENCE

Berlin, Germany (JFK+50) On June 16, 1923, the Associated Press reports the former Premier of Bulgaria, Aleksandar Stamboliyski* "is the fifth statesman among those who participated in the Genoa conference**...to meet a violent death."

Three of the five statesmen, the Premier of Poland,  the Foreign Minister of Germany and a Russian diplomat, were assassinated.  The former premier of Greece was executed by revolutionists.

The AP also reports delegates of most of the western powers who attended the Genoa conference have since been removed from office.

*Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879-1923) was born in Slavovitsa, Bulgaria & became a member of the Agrarian Union.  AS was court martialed & sentenced to life imprisonment for opposing Bulgaria joining the Central Powers in WWI.  

He was released in 1919 & became prime minister.  AS served 1919-1923.  His government was overthrown, he was taken prisoner, tortured & murdered, June 14, 1923.

**Genoa conference (April 10-May 19, 1922) met in Italy to discuss economic reconstruction of central & eastern Europe & to explore ways to improve relations between Soviet Russia & capitalist Europe. 

SOURCE

"Bulgar Premier Fifth at Genoa To Meet Death," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 

 

Statue of Aleksandar Stamboliyski

Sofia, Bulgaria

Photo by Apostoloff

2009

"A GENERAL CHORUS OF EXPLETIVES IN VARIOUS TONGUES"

25 MILES OF UNHAPPY DIPLOMATS ARE SCATTERED ALONG THE ITALIAN COAST

Rapallo, Italy* (JFK+50) On April 11, 1922, the Associated Press reports that "twenty-five miles of diplomats" are "scattered along the rugged Italian seacoast with mountains between them."

Apparently, the delegates to "the most extended" Genoa Conference** are spending a great deal of time commuting either by motor car or on suburban trains.

The AP writes...

"As one approaches Genoa, Poles, Spaniards, Portuguese, Hungarians, Austrians, Bulgarians and Albanians...add their various tongues to the general chorus of expletives." 

*Rapallo is a town located on the Italian Riviera coastline known for the hilltop sanctuary of "Our Lady of Montallegro"

**Genoa Economic & Financial Conference (April 10-May 19, 1922) was a meeting of delegates representing 34 nations in Genoa, Italy to resolve economic & political issues facing Europe.  The meeting was organized by Great Britain's David Lloyd George 

SOURCE

"25 Miles of Diplomats At Genoa Forced Into Constant Motion," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., April 11, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 

 

Delegates to the Genoa Conference

Parliamentary Archives

London (1922)